Edinburg - John o groats tongue

The alarm went off the painful time of 5.42, but we need to get going. It is an other 4 hours by car than 60 Miles. So ... Well... Calculations are funny things and they are always go on their own stretchy way. We got to John O Groats about 2ish. Quick cup of tea and we trundled off to The sign. We were all standing there ready for the big adventure smiling hopefully in Carl's camera when an evil seagull came and thought Hahaaaa.... and landed a huge sploshy poo on right top of my head. Good luck hey... Silly silly concept. (and the tonight programme is .... washing my hair ... not as would anybody ask me out). Anyway 3 of us finally set off just after 3. The first 20 miles were really good mood is high, landscape stunning,weather fine. After Thurso I continued on my own still ok for an other 20 miles. But then I got a bit beyond myself and the hills just kept coming  towards me in a relentless manner, it was hard. Arrived 10.15 pm to the youth hostel. Lovely Penny has prepared this fantastic meal which was just a life saver. Shower and my hair smells nice not a speckle of bird poo. Off to bed now ... Long day tomorrow
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12/07 hull to Edinburg

The morning of Setting off with full of excitement, expectation and a fair share of empty mindedness in a bit of a manic la-la mode. I do the usual things, how predictable how utterly useless, running up and down looking for things ... Which I  can live without and no importance what so ever my orange hair slide ... Do I really need it?
My lovely people started to arrive to see the bonkers adventure begin. Carl is here so as John no we just need Penny. The bike carrier looks dodgy but it just done 4 bikes London and back so bound to be. (?) we pick Penny up and off we go north. After 2 hours we hit a small bump and things start to unravel the dodgy carrier passed the dodgy stage and entered the can't carry on with this AND somehow penny s shiny new bike has wheel buckled. The clouds of darkness  hit us but plans were forming. Find a shop and just get the stuff so two towns and two shops later cheeriness and fresh air have found us again. Well just laughing in the face of adversity, we are quite good at that.
We are in Edinburg now just finished a enormous ball of past ... Bring on the carbs.... planning for tomorrow
6 hours to John o groats and 60 miles on the bike so  I am going to sleep now, yes I better

bit of a laugh

I had the last chemotherapy session on Monday and am having another batch straight after I get home in 3 weeks time instead of my usual 2 weeks...  that feels good, a bit more breathing space... and don't have to bear the smell of hospital ... which I have found increasingly difficult, but hey, it does keep me ticking. I had a treat on Tuesday and went to have Reiki and Reflexology with gorgeous Val and as I was flicking between trying to empty my mind (falling asleep occasionally) and going on a killing spree and telling the nasties it is time to go ... out of the blue it suddenly hit me,  the 1000 miles thing ... a bit out of nowhere (which is a bit ridiculously silly as i have been breathing this ride for the last couple of months) ... and started laughing my head off ... thinking for the first time that it is a bit bonkers... and you know maybe it is. I haven't really thought about it that way... I guess it is a 1000 miles in a chemotherapy sandwich ... but I always think things will just work out ... never-ending bloody optimism that's me  ... but hey it is working for me ... usually.

But I am ready to roll around the country with lovely people and meet new ones and have some stories to tell... so here we go with a big grin on my face; it will be a hell of adventure!

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